Umbria - Finestre sull'Arte

Foligno and Spoleto finalists for Italian Capital of Contemporary Art 2027

Foligno and Spoleto are presenting themselves together in the race for the title of Italian Capital of Contemporary Art 2027. The two Umbrian cities have officially illustrated the guidelines of the Foligno-Spoleto in Contemporanea dossier, a project...
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Monteleone di Spoleto, St. Francis church reopens after 2016 earthquake

In Monteleone di Spoleto, in the heart ofUmbria, the church of San Francesco is finally accessible again after years of closure due to damage caused by the 2016 earthquake and subsequent safety checks. In fact, consolidation and restoration work on t...
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Corciano lions leave village after seven centuries for historic restoration

For the first time in seven centuries the lions of Corciano, historic guardians of the Umbrian village in the province of Perugia, are leaving their city to undergo restoration. The operation, entrusted to specialized restorers and authorized by Peru...
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Spoleto and Foligno, Umbria breathing contemporary art.

For the past few years, in the florilegium of temporary capitals that, on the model of the European Capital of Culture, dot the peninsula, there has also been the recognition of Italian Capital of Contemporary Art, established in 2024. Nominations fo...
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Madonna of Monteluce returns to Perugia for first time since Napoleonic spoliation

After more than two centuries, one of the most significant works in Perugia 's artistic history is returning to the city. From Oct. 1, 2025, to Jan. 7, 2026, the Museo del Capitolo of the Cathedral of San Lorenzo will host the exhibition The long-awa...
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A work attributed to Perugino lent for Communion and Liberation meeting

After Caravaggio at Vinitaly, the Herculaneum Runners at a fashion show and the Farnese Atlas at the Osaka Expo, the list of testimonial works of art is lengthening: in fact, the Ministry of Culture has announced that it will lend a work attributed t...
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Dario Fo, program for the centenary of the Italian Nobel laureate's birth starts in Umbria

Umbria officially launches its path to the 100th anniversary celebrations of the birth of Dario Fo (Sangiano, 1926 - Milan, 2016), a leading figure in contemporary theater and Nobel Prize for Literature in 1997. The multi-layered program, intended fo...
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Umbrian graffiti between faith and memory: an exhibition on medieval and modern writings in Montefalco

The San Francesco Museum Complex in Montefalco is hosting from April 13 to June 15, 2025 an exhibition that has the flavor of time etched in stone: Graffiti of Umbria. Medieval and Modern Spontaneous Writings. This is a widespread exhibition, curated...
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